Whenever Liu Shuanghu was mentioned in front of Gu Zong, it would sting his heart.
The reason why Liu Shuanghe is tolerated is because she looks similar to her sister. Gu Nianshuang will be taught to cry because she is almost exactly like her mother when she cries.
But now, Gu Zong knew that he could no longer let his daughter cry like that, and the Gu family could no longer keep Liu Shuanghe. At this time, someone happened to send a woman with a similar appearance to her, who was just as weak, and it was difficult for him to refuse.
The door had been closed by the servants guarding outside at some point, and only the mother, daughter, Gu Zong, and the woman who was crying more and more miserably were left in the room.
Gu Zong looked unhappy, "I didn't feel sorry for her!"
Chu Yunli nodded with a smile, "Yes, but if she knows that you keep leaving these things that look similar to her..."
"I miss her so much!" Gu Zong said in a loud voice.
Chu Yunli: "..." I know!
"My mother has been dead for sixteen years. If you really loved each other and she really wanted your best, she would never want to see you unable to let go." Gu Nianshuang slowly approached, "Dad, she has already
After you die, what do you want to do if you leave this person who looks similar to her behind?"
Gu Zong raised his eyes and looked at his daughter, seeing that she had a similar appearance to his late wife, but there were no tears on her face, and there was no sadness on her face. Except for the faint trace of her on the facial features, there was no similarity, "You
Not like your mother."
Hearing this, Gu Nianshuang lowered her eyes, "There is no other you in this world. If I were like her, how would I live the rest of my life?"
Gu Zong was speechless.
His daughter sees things more clearly than he does.
"My mother is very good to me, and I don't want her to be sad. Please send this woman away."
Hearing this, the woman who was covering her eyes with a handkerchief and crying paused slightly, her fingertips turned white, and suddenly she knelt down meekly, "Master, since the girl doesn't like me, and I don't want to embarrass you, please send me away.
"
An unbearable look flashed across Gu Zong's eyes.
He has no extra feelings for this woman and doesn't want to have anything to do with her. He simply doesn't want a woman with such an appearance to survive, so he will help as long as he can without hurting others.
Chu Yunli knew what he was thinking at a glance. After all, if Liu Shuanghu was still alive, the relationship between the two might not be so good.
But she died. The living can never compare to the dead. When a beautiful woman passes away, all that is left is the beauty about her. Gu Zong was rich since he was a child, and rarely could not get what he wanted. So, as Qing Xin said,
The less they can get, the more they want. They are all the same paranoid people at heart.
Gu Nianshuang saw the look in her eyes and sneered, "You keep asking my dad to send you away, but your eyes are glued to my dad and you can't pull them off. Do you want to retreat in order to advance?"
The woman on the ground froze, and her slender back fell further. She cried so hard that her body trembled slightly. She became weaker and weaker, and said with a crying voice, "I really want to leave."
"I think back then, my aunt cried better than you, but she couldn't stay after being guarded for more than ten years. She was still my mother's biological sister," Gu Nianshuang squatted down, stretched out her index finger, and raised her little face full of tears.
, with a calm expression, "I advise you, while my father still has some pity for you, take advantage of it and accept it as soon as possible. You can stay only because of your face..."
A dagger appeared in her right hand at some point, and she gestured at the woman's face, getting very close, so close that the woman's breath was filled with the cold breath of the knife.
Seeing her eyes full of fear, Gu Nianshuang smiled instead, "My mother treats me very well. If you really want to stay, she will be sad. The only person I want to protect in this world is her. If you don't want to stay,
You can do it... Don't worry, I won't kill you. I just need to draw two cuts on your face to see if you can still come within three steps of my father. If not, you will keep me as your girl.
If I can, I can only make two more cuts until my father won’t let you get close! I will do what I say!”
The woman screamed, stepped back, rolled a little further, opened the door and ran out.
It seemed like there was a ghost chasing me from behind.
Chu Yunli felt a little guilty. She had taught a good little girl to be like this in just half a year...
Gu Nianshuang was very satisfied, stood up, took back the dagger, and said with a smile, "With this little courage, you still want to stay?"
Gu Zong: "..."
It took him a long time to find his voice. He really didn't want to admit that he was frightened by his daughter's fierceness just now, so he coughed and said, "Nian Shuang, take your sister down there. A batch of furs arrived a few days ago, and I left some for you."
White cloak, go and ask the shopkeeper to show it to you."
Gu Nianshuang stood up with a smile, "Dad, I have grown up, there is nothing I can't listen to."
Gu Zong: "..."
"Your mother and I have something private to say."
Gu Daoyan hurriedly stepped forward, pulled her and left, "Sister, I really like the white cloak. Let's take a look first."
The door was closed again, and only the husband and wife were left in the room.
Gu Zong coughed again, "That woman was sent by the merchant below. She used to receive customers in the flower house. She had a bad life and was a poor person. Don't worry, we have nothing to do with Shuanghe after so many years, let alone her.
What's the matter? Originally, I planned to keep her for a few days and find a suitable match to marry her off."
"What I want to say is," Chu Yunli said calmly, "I don't care whether you want to keep her or not. It's just that Nian Shuang seems to have misunderstood."
Mentioning Nian Shuang, Gu Zong was silent for a moment, looking up and down at the woman in front of him, "How did you teach her?" It had only been half a year, but the crying little girl stopped crying and could still threaten people with a knife without changing her expression.
Chu Yunli: "..."
"I will teach them how to practice swordsmanship, and they will figure out the rest by themselves."
Gu Zong's expression was speechless.
They all teach by words and deeds, so it can be seen that this woman usually does things the same way.
Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door. A soft voice said, "Master, it's me."
Gu Zong wanted to refuse and would talk later. But when he met Chu Yunli's smiling eyes, he had to say, "Come in."
The woman who had just rolled around and ran out in a state of embarrassment had no longer any embarrassment on her face now, but was becoming weaker and weaker. When she opened the door and saw Chu Yunli, she was very surprised and shivered.
Chu Yunli sneered, "Why are you acting like this? I'm not a savage beast."
He looked at Gu Zong again, "You watched me from beginning to end, I didn't even say anything."
Gu Zong sighed, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Master, I have been wandering around since I was a child. The days I have stayed with you are the stable days I have not had in more than ten years." She knelt down, "I am not willing to leave as long as there is some way. But the eldest girl treats me very badly.
There are many misunderstandings, and I...can't bear to embarrass you. A few days ago, you said you wanted to arrange a marriage for me, and all the servants obeyed you. If you ask me to marry, I will marry you even if it is a dragon's pond or a tiger's den!"
Chu Yunli walked aside and sat down, obviously intending to listen.
Gu Zong nodded, "I'll have someone search for you."
The woman's tears became even fiercer, and she choked and said, "It's just that my body has been ruined a long time ago, and I will never have children in this life. I also ask the young master to explain this matter to others clearly before discussing the marriage, lest they get resentful because of this, and this slave will suffer a despicable life."
You’re not afraid of being embarrassed. You’re just afraid that they will think that you are intentionally harming others.”
Chu Yunli held her chin up, feeling more and more interesting.
Regardless of the nobles or ordinary people, marrying a daughter-in-law is to expand the family. A woman who cannot have children must marry someone who has children to become a step-in-law. Otherwise, if she wants to marry, she is afraid that it will be really difficult.
Somewhat difficult.
Gu Zong obviously thought of this and was silent.
"Actually, I don't want to get married. I wanted to stay by your side as a girl to repay your kindness, but neither the madam nor the eldest lady agreed..."
Chu Yunli sneered, "Which of your eyes saw that I didn't agree?"
"When the eldest lady opens her mouth, it's obvious that she's looking out for you!" The woman seemed to have been waiting for her to talk to her for a long time, with a positive look on her face, "Madam, although I am a low-born slave, I have heard too much about the schemes of rich ladies like you. You don't want me to stay here?
When I'm with the young master, I say it bluntly: I'm afraid of being rejected, so pushing a little girl out and taking advantage of the child is shameful!"
Chu Yunli smiled and clapped, "I admire your courage."
She looked at Gu Zong, "Since she looks like this and it's not easy to marry, why not go back to where she came from?"
As soon as these words came out, the woman's expression changed drastically.
Gu Zong sighed, "Okay!"
The woman's face instantly turned pale.
Chu Yunli looked at her with a smile, "I'll be honest, it doesn't matter if I don't?"
Gu Nianshuang said that she was sincere when she asked her to take advantage of her, but she didn't give up. She just wanted to stay, and she even wanted to provoke Chu Yunli, implying that Chu Yunli was taking advantage of her children and being intolerant of others.
Not long after, a woman came over and dragged the person away.
The woman looked at Gu Zong with clear eyes full of tears.
Gu Zong looked into those eyes and couldn't bear it. Before he spoke, Chu Yunli was the first to speak out, "Master Gu, no matter how much she looks like her, she is not Liu Shuanghu. Even the girl who warms your bed must at least have a clean financial background. Why?
Are you worried about sending such a woman here?"
If he could find a woman with such a look to come to him and ask for information...
Gu Zong was stunned. If he stopped looking at the door, he would no longer hear any movement outside within a few breaths.
When this happened, the couple sat facing each other, speechless.
Chu Yunli stood up with a smile and straightened her sleeves, "I came here because my mother asked me to come over and make spring clothes for the servants in the mansion. I don't care whether you keep anyone by your side or not, there is only one request. I am your wife.
Do you want to take a concubine or find a girl? Please tell me and don't let me be the last to know."
Gu Zong lowered his head in embarrassment.
After Chu Yunli went downstairs, the two sisters had already ordered a few sets of spring shirts. She also ordered a few sets for herself, and after ordering them for the servants in the mansion, the three of them left the cloth shop.
It was already past noon, and the three of them went to a restaurant for dinner. In fact, the chefs in the mansion were better at cooking than those in the restaurant, but Chu Yunli liked the excitement and wanted to see more of the local customs.
It was an unfortunate coincidence that when the three of them went upstairs, someone happened to come downstairs, so they stood aside and waited.
But when the people above came down, Chu Yunli found that there were acquaintances inside.
Chen Shangpin was wearing a sapphire blue gown, his bun was pinned with a hosta, and he was shaking a folding fan in his hand, looking well-groomed. Next to him was the smiling Mrs. Chen. A little ahead of them, a young and wealthy girl
With a shy look on his face, he quickly went downstairs in small steps, accompanied by two women. From time to time, they turned around and said something to Mrs. Chen with a smile.
In this situation, it is obvious that the two families should be looking at each other.
The person who once promised to Gu Nianshuang that she would not marry anyone other than Qing, changed her mind after only being beaten once?
The woman went downstairs and saw the mother and daughter. Her expression changed slightly, "Aunt Gu, are you here too?"
They are all acquaintances. This is the Pan family in the city, which is on par with the Chen family. If these two families are discussing marriage, they are considered to be a good match.
Chu Yunli nodded with a smile, "Mrs. Pan, are you... a happy event approaching?"
The story of Chen Shangpin chasing Gu Nianshuang earlier can be known by anyone who is interested.
Chen Shangpin was the young master of the Chen family. Mrs. Pan didn't want to give up this marriage, but when she bumped into Gu Nianshuang and her daughter, she felt extremely embarrassed for a moment, as if her daughter had picked up something someone else didn't want.
I was quite interested in this marriage at first, but at this moment my interest was waning. I waved my hand and said, "Mrs. Gu misunderstood. I took Qiaoqiao out for dinner, and I just met Mrs. Chen by chance."
The tone was extremely cold.
Mrs. Chen looked ugly, but Chen Shangpin's eyes had fallen on Gu Nianshuang, full of joy.
Mrs. Pan saw it from the corner of her eye, snorted softly, and pulled her daughter with a pale face, "Let's go home. Your cousin will come to Tongcheng to study next month. By then..."
Mrs. Chen looked angry and asked Chu Yunli, "Are you satisfied?"
Chu Yunli: "..." Although she was indeed somewhat satisfied, she didn't do anything!